If you are lucky enough to live on the islands of Hawai’i, you will find a few of my illustrations in the newest issue of Honolulu magazine. Each year they give out their version of the “Worst Things of the Year” called the Sour Poi Awards, and this year they had me illustrate that article with a full page illo and a few spots. Here’s some of that artwork: Click for a closer look… READ MORE
We kick off 2011 with a small warm-up study of Javier Bardem from his role in “No Country for Old Men”. Done with a 005 Pigma Micron pen with a couple of touches from a Kuretake brush-like marker. I was always fascinated how the hairstyle, slumping shoulders and stiff posture Bardem assumed for this character made his neck look gigantically thick. READ MORE
The Holidays through me for a loop, so I am very busy playing catch up on several projects right now: Cover illustration for Reason Magazine finishing 6 page TV show parody for MAD Over 100 new congressional faces for the “Bobble Rep” app finishes of illustrations for comedian/entertainer who can’t be named January Marlin poster illustration Speaking of Marlin workplace posters, here is last month’s illustration (click any image for a closer look)- Final artwork Pencil rough Finished inks READ MORE
Here’s a great article in the Huffington Post on the legendary Al Jaffee. READ MORE
Q: Do you find architecture grueling to draw? Is there any trick to it or do you really have to draw each and every stinking brick and tile? A: Drawing buildings and architecture can be very tiresome, but you have to know when it’s appropriate to draw every brick and tile and when you are better off “suggesting” the features of something like a building. Every illustration has a focus, and adding too much detail to an element that is only a supporting player in an image will distract from the focus and make the illustration too busy. If a building facade is close to… READ MORE
I usually don’t post on Saturdays but I couldn’t pass up doing one on the first day of the new year. This is an old sketch revised appropriately. Since I’m at it, I’ll remind those who know and tell those who don’t that ComicCraft is having their annual New Year’s sale on all their entire catalog of awesome comic book fonts… any font is only $20.11. I usually grab two or three cool ones on this day each year. READ MORE
Is this going to be you tomorrow morning? Hopefully not, but if so here’s an article on hangover cures and if any actually work. The short answer to that is, of course, NO. Party like it’s 2011 but do it safely, please. Happy New Year, everybody! READ MORE
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